Happy Music

Global collaborations, impromptu public performances, and the creators using their craft as a social force. This section covers the universal language of music and the uplifting moments that connect strangers across the world.

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triple j: Tones And I Played 'Dance Monkey' Live at Splendour In The Grass and the Crowd Lost It

August 2, 2026

Tones And I Played ‘Dance Monkey’ Live at Splendour In The Grass and the Crowd Lost It

Tones And I told the Splendour In The Grass crowd in 2019 that she had

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David Guetta: David Guetta, Teddy Swims, and Tones and I Chase the Feeling of a Love That Only Burns Brighter Once It's Gone

August 2, 2026

David Guetta, Teddy Swims, and Tones and I Chase the Feeling of a Love That Only Burns Brighter Once It’s Gone

David Guetta, Teddy Swims, and Tones and I deliver a raw, heat-soaked confession about the

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David Guetta: David Guetta Brings Tomorrowland 2026 to a Standstill With a 20-Year Callback No One Saw Coming

August 2, 2026

David Guetta Brings Tomorrowland 2026 to a Standstill With a 20-Year Callback No One Saw Coming

David Guetta closed out Tomorrowland 2026's MainStage with a set that stretched more than two

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Mike Posner: Mike Posner Wrote 'I Took A Pill In Ibiza' About Feeling Completely Alone After Fame

August 2, 2026

Mike Posner Wrote ‘I Took A Pill In Ibiza’ About Feeling Completely Alone After Fame

Mike Posner's 'I Took A Pill In Ibiza' was never really a party song. It

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Plumes: Animals Get a Live Concert and the Crowd Goes Wild

August 2, 2026

Animals Get a Live Concert and the Crowd Goes Wild

A singer works through Ed Sheeran, Pink Floyd, and Dolly Parton in front of animal

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Plumes: He Flew 34 Hours to New Zealand to Sing for Lions With His Pink Guitar

August 2, 2026

He Flew 34 Hours to New Zealand to Sing for Lions With His Pink Guitar

French musician Bloom packed his pink guitar and flew 34 hours to New Zealand to

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August 2, 2026

Avicii’s ‘Levels’ Captured a Feeling Nobody Had a Word For

Avicii's 'Levels' built its entire emotional case around a feeling too new to name, and

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The Beatles: Here Comes the Sun: The Beatles' Most Quietly Hopeful Song Gets Its Official Video Treatment

August 2, 2026

Here Comes the Sun: The Beatles’ Most Quietly Hopeful Song Gets Its Official Video Treatment

George Harrison's 'Here Comes the Sun' has been carrying people out of difficult stretches for

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AXS TV: Ringo Starr Reveals the Beatles' Secret to Staying Grounded After 60 Years in Music

August 2, 2026

Ringo Starr Reveals the Beatles’ Secret to Staying Grounded After 60 Years in Music

Ringo Starr traces the Beatles' longevity to a simple rule: four equals from the same

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Rick Beato: Rick Beato Traced the Melody Behind Modern Pop Hits Back to a 1965 Beatles Song

August 2, 2026

Rick Beato Traced the Melody Behind Modern Pop Hits Back to a 1965 Beatles Song

Rick Beato traced the melodic phrase running through dozens of contemporary pop hits straight back

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Carl E. Martin: Carl E. Martin Found the Same Four-Note Melody Hiding in Hundreds of Pop Songs

August 2, 2026

Carl E. Martin Found the Same Four-Note Melody Hiding in Hundreds of Pop Songs

Music educator Carl E. Martin traced a four-note melody that keeps appearing, uncredited, in hundreds

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David Guetta: David Guetta, Ne-Yo, and Akon Made 'Work Hard Play Hard' the Club Anthem Nobody Could Ignore

August 2, 2026

David Guetta, Ne-Yo, and Akon Made ‘Work Hard Play Hard’ the Club Anthem Nobody Could Ignore

David Guetta's 'Play Hard' featuring Ne-Yo and Akon turns a simple mantra into a full-body

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